ERS – Organizing Stuff

Not only when you make projects you will notice that organizing stuff is very good for finding your gear fast.

I am personally a big fan of having stuff put in the right place and organizing my gear.

In my Shop i have a Box for everything i need and i also like to do so when i am mobile.

So here are some products i use in my ERS Project:

For my Cables i use a normal cheap sportsbag like you had when you went to shool: Shoolbag

I use this bags for my Extencion cords, Strings, Coax Cables. They are very cheap but they do the job.

A very good product for Documents, CDs and small cables are the Polyfiel bags in A4 and A5.

I am not going to lie to you, they are expencive as hell, but you will get a good strong nice looking case

for almost everything in almost every format.

Dont you hate it too when you have cables going loose everytime you transport them? I do.

Since i am also flying RC planes i found a nice littel gimmik that you can use to tie your cables together so they wont get loose.

VelcroZipTies they come on a good price for what you get.

 

Thats it for now for organizing Stuff.

 

Best wishes

Hans

ERS – The Case

The first time i have seen a portable Shack was when i made the HAM Radio course in Klagenfurt in Carinthia.

It was in late 2014 i think on the KIDSDAY. A fellow ham operator who is also part of the A.R.E.N.A. group (Amateur Radio Emergency Network Austria) had his portable shack on display.

I am personally a great friend of Portable and nicely packed gear so i wanted to make my own some day. It took almost one and a half year to find the time and will to do so.

I have searched long for a suitable case for my gear. A normal suitcase has the broblem that is has just one lid. Good for transport, Bad for mounting and organizing.

I finally found something called “RACK CASE” wich is a Case Music Guys use to mount and transport their stuff.

You can take of the front and back lid very easily and fast and have a tube. In the front you can control your equipment and in the back you can put throu your cables and connectors.

I found that the company THOMANN has such Rack cases that are not that expencive and are quite good quality for the price.

 

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The good thing is that the case already has mounting holes for the Plates that will be screwed in and in one lid the case has a nice net for putting cables and stuff in.

 

Best wishes Hans

Emergency Shack Update 2

Yesterday was the day. I have received the last Part of my Portable Shack, the Pactor modem.

I have installed everything and it is now (thanks to god =)) finished.

It was a lot more work as i thought before and it was also more expencive as i thought.

 

I think i will explain in a few blog posts why i made it that way and how i did it.

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I will post some links to the Products i have bought for this Project.

The links to Amazon will be Affiliate Links. If you buy something over them i will get a tiny amount of money

paid out in amazon gift cards. I have never done this before and i am sure i wont get a fortune out of it.

All other Links i get NOTHING for.

I DONT make commercial for products that i linked to, I just know the feeling when searching Hours for a part to find a

good and affordable Source and i want so spare your time. If you have any Problem with that please let me know.

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That said i hope i will get some nice articles in the next Time.

 

Best wishes

Hans

 

Emergency Shack Update

I am almost finished with my “Emergency Radio Shack”. It was more work than expected.

I have made multiple PowerSource Inputs that can be selected with a Switch.

There are also some PowerOutlets for charging the Laptop or a Handheld Radio over the 12V  Cigarette Port.

I also added 2 USB charging ports and a Blank Outlet where you can plug in some Cables.

 

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In the middle of the Backplate i have 3D printed some cable holders so i can connect between the Radio components withouth taking of the Backplate.

There are a lot of cables inside this Box because you have to have one cable to every port of your Radio components. I have made the MiniDin-8 and MiniDin-6 Cables myself because they are hard to get in a short lengh and the custommade cables cost 25 Euros each. (25 x 12… =))

 

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I still have to wait for the Pactor modem wich has some delay because of the HamRadio Fair in Germany.

I also have to make the labeling of the components and connectors, so there is still a little way to go.

 

best wishes

Hans